17 Bible Verses about Nature Of The Heart

They imagine wickedness, and keep it secret among themselves; every man in the deep of his heart.

Among all things living, man hath the most deceitful and unsearchable heart. Who shall then know it?

But the house of Israel will not follow thee, for they will not follow me. Yea, all the house of Israel have stiff foreheads, and hard hearts.

Yea, they made their hearts as an Adamant stone lest they should hear the law and words, which the LORD of Hosts sent in his holy spirit by the prophets afore time. Wherefore the LORD of Hosts was very wroth at them.

Like as in one water there appear divers faces, even so divers men have divers hearts.

The heart of him that hath understanding will neither despair for any sorrow; nor be too presumptuous for any sudden joy.

A wise heart ordereth his mouth wisely; and amendeth the doctrine in his lips.

Keep thine heart with all diligence, for thereupon hangeth life.

Thy ways and thy thoughts have brought thee unto this. This is thy own wickedness and disobedience, that hath possessed thine heart.

{To the Chanter, of David the servant of the Lord} My heart showeth me the wickedness of the ungodly, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

"Thou son of man, these men bear their idols in their hearts, and go purposely upon the stumbling block of their own wickedness: how dare they then ask counsel at me?

Therefore speak unto them, and say, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: Every man of the house of Israel that beareth his Idols in his heart, purposing to stumble in his own wickedness, and cometh to a prophet, to enquire anything at me by him: unto that man will I the LORD myself give answer, according to the multitude of his idols:

For this people's hearts are waxed gross. And their ears were dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their hearts, and should turn, that I might heal them.

For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears were thick of hearing, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and should be converted, and I should heal them.'

For from within even out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts: adultery, fornication, murder,

That in the good ground, are they which with a good and pure heart, hear the word, and keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

"Ye stiffnecked and of uncircumcised hearts and ears: ye have always resisted the holy ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.